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Default SoyBean Pasta - tried it - liked it - a lot!!

Yes, mine came from Netrition ... wouldn't you know!

Barbara H


"Gill Murray" > wrote in message
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>I have printed this out. Where does one find SoyBean Pasta? Just sent an
>order into netrition uesterday....bad timing!
>
> Gillian
>
> Barbara H wrote:
>> I fixed a Dried Cherry Chicken pasta salad yesterday. This is a pasta
>> salad I made (before diabetes) using bow-tie pasta. This time I made it
>> using the golden soy bean pasta I heard about here. It was really good
>> and (at least for me) had almost no impact on my bg. I was at 86 before
>> eating and 96 1 hour later, 2 hours still 96. So I ate popcorn before
>> bed .... oh well! 123 FBG this morning!
>>
>> I cooked one whole package of the pasta ... it's suppose to serve 4. It
>> will serve at least 8 in my opinion.
>>
>> To the cooked and cooled pasta I added the following:
>>
>> 2 cups shreaded or chopped boiled chicken
>> 1/2 c. dried cherries
>> 1/4 c. slivered almonds
>> 1/2 c. finely chopped celery
>> 1 large carrot grated
>>
>> I had to chop up the pasta a little as it was to stringy to mix in the
>> ingredients.
>>
>> For dressing I whisked together (you can use a blender also) the
>> following:
>>
>> 1/4 c. red wine vinegar
>> 1/4 c. apple juice
>> 1/4 c. mayonaise
>> 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
>> 1/2 tsp. celery salt
>> 2 tsps. poppy seeds
>>
>> After adding the dressing to the pasta/chicken mix it needs to chill for
>> a couple of hours.
>>
>> Lately I've been spiking higher than usual so this was a good experiment
>> and reminder that I can do better!
>> Barbara H
>>